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February 2013 Self Build Update 21 Feb 2013 | 01:39 am
I can’t believe this is the first update we’ve done this year! The house has come on quite a lot since our last update, in fact, the last update was just before I started on the Xmas festivities!But,...
Scaffolding is off 19 Dec 2012 | 02:39 am
Scaffolding is off. “Oh so that’s what it is” was the best I could come up with. Its quite a Momentous day today, the wraps came off the house, to reveal a house! Quite a lot has been happening the la...
Week 15 – Week Commencing 3rd December 2012 11 Dec 2012 | 03:58 pm
We were hit by the first snow of this winter, there was only an inch or so, but that’s enough to cause chaos. Builder’s were delayed by an hour or so getting on site due to the road conditions. ...
When will you get the heating fixed? 1 Dec 2012 | 02:17 pm
Here’s us, the proud owners of a house with no carpets and no heating, in late November 2012. See that gap behind us? No it is not a really clean window there’s no bloody glass in it and it was flippi...
Week 14 – Week Commencing 26th November 2012 1 Dec 2012 | 01:44 pm
Today is 1st December 2012 and we have our 2nd day of frost – sub zero temps and it’s been freezing all week. The first part of the week was disturbed by rain and some winds and the roof was slightly ...
Garden wall is growing 25 Nov 2012 | 09:33 pm
I ventured out in the cold and fog to take a few photos. This one is of our garden wall, the hessian is necessary as we’ve had some right down pours over the post few days and rain is a pain when you’...
Upstairs in the Sunshine 25 Nov 2012 | 09:30 pm
After yesterdays fog and rain the Sun came out, so I picked up my phone and took this. As you can see the first floor is sort of boarded and the first floor ceiling is also in place. But I’m sure ther...
Rather Large Meter Box 25 Nov 2012 | 09:26 pm
Here’s our meter box, I’d argue its too big and could actually fit about 10 meters in it! Because of health and safety it has to be this high. We’d have liked it a little lower, but as we’ve found out...
Week 13 Self Build Diary – Week Commencing 19th Nov 2012 25 Nov 2012 | 09:10 pm
Good progress this week, despite the rain. We’ve reached wall plate level which allows us to apply for the next stage of funding, which will come in very handy indeed! We’ve also had the Electricity ...
Week 12 – Self Build Diary – Week Commencing 12th Nov 2012 18 Nov 2012 | 01:30 am
As with last week, we’re pretty much at the half way point of the build schedule. However, in my own mind I had the roof on at this point. But having to wait for the LPAs decision on what brick to use...
